Original scientific paper

The turbulent days in the trading spot of Daruvar and the work of the Board of the National Council Daruvar at the end of World War I (October - November 1918)

Željko Karaula orcid.org/0000-0001-6801-0457 ; suradnik Zavoda HAZU Bjelovar

Abstract

In this paper, the author will, based on the archive materials gathered, as well as other relevant literature, show how the trading spot of Daruvar and its area met the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy at the end of 1918, after which a series of political and social problems were created. Anarchy and chaos, combined with a great stride, as well as a sense of hope for the future, are the best portrayal of the circumstances in which the new State of Slovenians, Croats and Serbs, later the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians, was created. In such a chaotic situation, the army fell apart and it there were some republican, but also some Bolshevik currents, a culture of robbery and violence ensued. The National Council of the State of SCS in Zagreb and its local Boards attempted to secure stability and security, within the realm of their possibilities. They encouraged the founding of branches for the national guards in every major settlement, with the purpose to make the transition into the new social and political state be as painless and as secure for the property and lives of citizens as possible.

Keywords

the fall of the Dual Monarchy; the National Council in Daruvar; overturn; Bolshevism; National guards; anarchy; Yugoslavia

Hrčak ID:

216653

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/216653

Publication date:

4.2.2019.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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